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Parasite Basics and Deworming
How do you battle parasites in your horses despite increasing resistance to common deworming medications?
Making Waivers Work
For a quarter-century the University of Kentucky College of Law and the Office of Continuing Legal Education have brought together experts in equine law for
PreveNile West Nile Virus Vaccine Recalled
In a letter to veterinarians dated April 28, Brett Whitehead, Director, Equine and Ag Retail Business, of Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health, encouraged practitioners to return all PreveNile vaccine. The recall was initiated after an increased incidence in the number of adverse events following vaccination with currently marketed serials of PreveNile.
The company noted in the
Eight Equine Groups Support AHC’s Welfare Code of Practice
Eight equine organizations have signed on in support of the American Horse Council’s National Welfare Code of Practice. The Welfare Code outlines in generic terms what it means for an organization to be committed to the responsible breeding, training, care, use, enjoyment, transport, and retirement of horses.
The latest groups to support the National Welfare Code are the Arabi
Spielberg to Direct War Horse Movie
Steven Spielberg has chosen to direct “War Horse,” a story about a boy and his horse set during World War I, according to Variety. Disney and DreamWorks are planning to release the movie Aug. 10, 2011.
Michael Morpurgo wrote the book War Horse, which follows a farm horse named Joey who is sold to the British army through war battles as the boy who loves him tries to reun
Horses’ Grass Choices Depend on Nutritional Value
Give your horse two choices: tall grass or low grass. Which one will he choose?
That answer depends a lot on the quality and nutritional composition of the grass, according to a new study by French researchers.
Although horses select the tallest grass when the quality of turfs is equally good, their main objective appears to be efficient intake of major nutrients, espec
Wealth of Equine Research Presented at Swiss Meeting
Diseases and prevention, genetics and breeding, behavior, performance, and the horse industry made up the categories of this year’s Swiss Equine Research Network Meeting held April 30 in Avenches, Switzerland.
The country’s top researchers met in the ancient Helvetian capital to present and discuss their findings with other researchers as well as owners, breeders, and equi
AQHA Seeking Volunteers, Sponsors, and Saddles for Youth World Cup
For the 2010 Youth World Cup to be a success, the American Quarter Horse Association is seeking volunteers, tack donations and sponsors.
Scheduled for July 3-11, the 2010 Youth World Cup will be held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. What began as a competition between Australian and American youths more than two decades ago has evolved to include kids from a number of countries–17 coun
Vaccinations: Readers Follow Vet Recommendations for Brands
More than 630 readers of TheHorse.com responded to a poll asking, “How do you determine which brand of vaccines to give to your horse?”
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Charlotte Bredahl-Baker joins us this week to talk about the USDF Adult Clinic Series. Listen in. Dressage Radio Episode 49 – USDF Adult Clinics: Host: International Eventer Craig Thompson joins us with a variety of tips from training to horse care to tack selection. Listen in today as he speaks EquestrianProfessional.com founder Elisabeth McMillan joins us with some very helpful tips on how to run your equestrian business better and more profitably. Today she speaks Dr. Jenny E. Johnson is a regular contributor to the Jumping Radio Show. We share some of her tips with you here on the Horse Here is the final installment from the book Equine ER by Leslie Guttman about Slewpy’s Star, the Thoroughbred dying of pleuropneumonia. Last week, Slewpy was David Llewellyn, president and founder of Wyvern International Ltd., the exclusive worldwide distributor of Thoroughbred horse racing from Australia, has been named the 20th recipient of the University of Louisville’s John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry. The Galbreath Award, first given in 1990, is a project of U of L’s Equine In More than 200 horses were evacuated from Williamson County, Tenn., farms this weekend as more than 13 inches of rain fell within 24 hours in the rural county south of Nashville. Owners began transporting their horses to the Williamson County Agriculture Center in Franklin on May 2, when heavy rains threatened to flood their farms, said Agricultural Center Director Kenny Wallace.
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